Expediting Vietnam Visa for India: Urgent E-Visa and Speed-Up Options for Indian Passport Holders

Indian travellers are among the fastest-growing groups visiting Vietnam, and many book trips at short notice: a family holiday in Da Nang, a wedding group to Phu Quoc, a business meeting in Ho Chi Minh City. If you are expediting a Vietnam visa from India, or you are an Indian passport holder already abroad, you have one big advantage over travellers from Europe or the US: India is only 1 hour 30 minutes behind Vietnam, so you can order and receive an urgent visa within your own working day.

This guide explains the two ways to get a Vietnam visa fast, the order times in IST, the name rules that delay many Indian applications, and what to do in each situation.

We are a private visa service, not the Vietnamese government or the Embassy of India. Vietnam Immigration decides every visa, so no service can guarantee approval.

Two ways of expediting a Vietnam visa from India

The quick test: do you have a registration code from the government site, and is your name in that application exactly as in your passport? When the answer is yes, speed it up. However, if you are not sure about the name, read the next section before you pay for anything.

The name check every Indian applicant should do first

Indian passports sometimes show only a given name, or a surname and given name in a different order from how you write them every day. The e-visa portal asks for your full name exactly as it appears on the ICAO line, the two rows of letters at the bottom of the photo page.

• First, copy the ICAO line, not the name on your ticket or your usual spelling.
• Also, do not add a father’s name or a family name that is not printed in the passport.
• If your passport has only one name, ask us before you apply, so the name fields are filled in correctly.

In fact, a wrong name is the most common reason an Indian e-visa has to be done again. In other words, speeding up an application with a wrong name only gets you a wrong visa faster. With an urgent new application, we check this for you before submission.

Where are you right now?

People expediting a Vietnam visa from India, or travelling on a passport from India elsewhere, are usually in one of these situations:

• In India, flying in the next few days. For example, direct flights from several Indian cities take about four to six hours, so your deadline is usually the evening before departure.
• Travelling in Thailand, Singapore or Malaysia, and adding Vietnam to the trip. As a result, you are within 1 to 2 hours of Vietnam time, so same-day results fit easily into your day.
• Living in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar or elsewhere in the Gulf. Note that Vietnam decides your visa by your Indian passport, not your residence. The Gulf is 3 hours behind Vietnam, so 08:00 in Vietnam is 05:00 in Dubai.
• Travelling with a group, such as a wedding or a company trip. However, each traveller needs their own visa. Simply send everyone’s documents together, and we process the group as one order.
• At the airport, and the airline will not board you. Even so, on a Vietnamese working day, the 2-working-hour option may still save the flight. Also, at the weekend or on a Vietnamese public holiday, a new application can still be processed (see the weekend section below).
• Only visiting Phu Quoc. Foreign visitors who fly directly to Phu Quoc and stay on the island can usually enter visa-free for up to 30 days. The Embassy of India’s April 2026 advisory, reported by Business Today, still recommends a regular visa in case you need to leave the island.

Order times in India time (IST)

Vietnam Immigration works Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00, Vietnam time. India is 1 hour 30 minutes behind:

These cut-offs are the key to expediting a Vietnam visa from India without losing a day.

In practice: an order placed before 13:30 IST on a weekday can bring a result before the end of your office day. After that, orders move to the next Vietnamese working day.

Prices and time slots for an urgent new e-visa

These are the prices for expediting a Vietnam visa from India with a new application.

As a rule, these slots run Monday to Friday, Vietnam time. Prices are per person in US dollars and include the government fee.

Weekends and Vietnamese public holidays: yes, urgent visas are possible on those days too. See the next section.

Urgent Vietnam visa on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays

Vietnam’s government offices are closed at weekends and on public holidays. Even so, expediting a Vietnam visa from India is still possible on those days with a new e-visa application, through our weekend and holiday service:

For Indian travellers, that means ordering by lunchtime IST and receiving the result before evening. Prices include the government fee.

Who can use the weekend service?

The weekend and holiday service is available for citizens of 92 countries and territories, and India is one of them.

Which days are covered?

Every Saturday and Sunday, and these Vietnamese holidays: New Year’s Day (1 January), Tet (Lunar New Year, dates change each year), Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day (10th day of the third lunar month), Reunification Day (30 April), Labour Day (1 May), the Public Security Traditional Day (19 August, when the Immigration Department is closed) and National Day (2 September).

How the weekend service works

1. First, send us your passport scan, portrait photo, home address, address in Vietnam and email, either through the weekend and holiday form or by email to info@vietnamimmigration.org.
2. Then we check your details and confirm the slot by email, with a PayPal payment link (cards accepted).
3. Next, pay before 14:30 Vietnam time.
4. Finally, your e-visa arrives by email by 18:30 Vietnam time the same day.

Good to know before you order

• New applications only. On these days, a speed-up of an application already in processing waits until the next Vietnamese working day. So if you cannot wait, a new weekend application is the way to get your visa the same day.
• Left Vietnam only a few days ago? Send a photo of the exit stamp in your passport as well. New exit records sometimes take a few days to appear in the system, and the stamp helps avoid a delay.
• Weekend and holiday orders go through our partner site, vietnamimmigration.org. The booking form runs on a third-party form tool that does not load well in every browser. For the fastest reply, email your request directly to info@vietnamimmigration.org. Our team watches this inbox 24/7, including weekends and public holidays, and replies as soon as an urgent visa request arrives.

If the button does not open your email app, copy the address info@vietnamimmigration.org and send your request from Gmail, Outlook or any email account you use. Write “Urgent weekend e-visa request” in the subject line.

Prices for speeding up an application in processing

In this case, you keep the application and government fee you already paid. Speed-ups run Monday to Friday only:

For this, we need your registration code, the email you used, your date of birth, entry date and entry port. Our guide for an Indian passport with an e-visa still in processing covers the status in detail.

Expediting a Vietnam visa from India yourself: why it is risky

If your trip is weeks away, applying yourself on the official portal is fine. When time is short, it is risky:

• There is no paid express option on the government portal. Instead, the official target is 3 working days, counted only from a complete, error-free application. In our experience, many applications take 5 to 7 working days, and longer before holidays.
• There is no phone line that speeds up your file. Emails to the portal rarely change the timing.
• Name and photo errors restart the clock. A refusal or correction request means a new application and a new government fee.
• Exit rules can surprise you. The Embassy of India has warned that some e-visa holders had trouble leaving through certain land borders. Check that your exit point is on the e-visa list.

In contrast, we have handled urgent Vietnam visas for more than 10 years. We check every detail before submission, follow the application through each Vietnamese working session and show the expected result time before you pay. If we miss that time, or the visa is refused, we refund the amount we received. PayPal keeps its transaction fee (about 5%). See our refund policy.

Other routes, and when they make sense

When you are expediting a Vietnam visa from India, the e-visa is usually the fastest route. The alternatives below fit only some trips:

• Embassy or consulate of Vietnam in India: suitable for some special visa types, but slower than an urgent e-visa.
• Visa on arrival approval letter: 15 days, single entry, with a stop at the landing visa counter on arrival. For most Indian travellers the e-visa is simpler.
• Phu Quoc only: visa-free on a direct international flight, island only, as explained above.

How to order: expediting your Vietnam visa from India

1. First, choose the service: urgent new e-visa or speed-up of an existing application.
2. Next, choose the time option. The form shows the expected result time and the total before you pay.
3. Then upload your passport scan and photo, or enter your registration code.
4. Finally, pay by card through PayPal. We email the result as soon as Vietnam Immigration releases it.

Before you land, read our Vietnam entry procedure guide (step by step from the aircraft to the arrivals hall) and our Vietnam customs rules guide (duty-free allowance, cash limits and banned items).

FAQ: expediting a Vietnam visa from India

What is the fastest way to get a Vietnam visa from India?

For expediting a Vietnam visa from India, choose an urgent new e-visa with the 2-working-hour option. Order before 06:30, 08:30, 12:30 or 13:30 IST on a Vietnamese working day.

Can I get a Vietnam visa urgently on a Sunday?

Yes, also on Vietnamese public holidays, as a new application. Email info@vietnamimmigration.org for the fastest reply, or use our weekend and holiday form. Order before 13:00 IST for a result by 17:00 IST the same day.

My passport has only one name. Can I still get an e-visa?

Yes. Enter the name exactly as printed. Ask us before applying, and we fill in the name fields so they match your passport.

Do Indian holidays such as Diwali slow down the visa?

No. In fact, only Vietnamese working days and public holidays count. Tet, Vietnam’s Lunar New Year, does slow things down.

Can a group of 20 people get urgent visas together?

Yes. Send all passports and photos in one order. Each person still gets their own visa.

I live in Dubai with an Indian passport. Is the process different?

No. The rules follow your passport. Only the time zone changes: Dubai is 3 hours behind Vietnam.

Facts checked on 7 November 2026 against evisa.gov.vn, the Embassy of India in Hanoi’s advisories as reported by Business Today, and our price list.